You can tell by the cover that you're in for something different in this issue of The Umbrella Academy: Dallas.At least I don't remember ever seeing a cover with a monkey dressed up like Marilyn Monroe (that's the sort of thing that would stick in one's mind, I would think).
The issue introduces us to the bad guys - two guys (apparently) wearing large cartoon animal heads. They must be really bad if they inspire fear in the deadly Number Five - and as we quickly see, they are capricious murderers.
So the members of The Umbrella Academy are dealing with their own problems, and only Number Five knows they're being hunted by a deadly pair of killers.
This issue written (as always) by Gerard Way is largely setup, but it still moves the story forward and pulls you into the strange world of the Academy.
The art by Gabriel Ba is outstanding, loaded with energy, intensity and (when appropriate) humor.
I wouldn't recommend this comic for young children, especially given the fate of one of the victims of the bad guys - but so far, it continues to entertain, and I'm looking forward to the next issue.
Grade: B+
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